first-chance-exception

Is it possible to suppress first chance supressions in Visual Studio (C# debugger) for specific lines of code? I want to use first chance exceptions in the debugger, but there are about 50 first chance exceptions I need to go through every debug session before I get to the interesting code. Currently, I turn off first chance exceptions and then manually turn them on, but that's a hassle and a time sink. DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute Class As of .NET 2.0, if you mark an method with the [ DebuggerNonUserCode ] attribute, the debugger will skip first chance exceptions in it. Quote from MSDN link

I was reading Stack Overflow question How can I set Visual Studio to show a stack trace for first chance exceptions? regarding debugging first chance exceptions on Visual Studio 2010, and I am not able to find this option. How can I enable Visual Studio 2010 to break exactly when a first chance exception happens? You may want to check the Debug menu in Visual Studio 2010. In there you will find the Exception submenu, in where you can select which type of exception you want Visual Studio to stop. Setting the debugger to break when an exception is thrown The debugger can break execution at the

What exactly is a first chance exception? How and where does it originate in a .NET program? And why is it called by that peculiar name (what 'chance' are we talking about)? annakata It's a debugging concept. Basically exceptions are thrown to the debugger first and then to the actual program where if it isn't handled it gets thrown to the debugger a second time, giving you a chance to do something with it in your IDE before and after the application itself. This appears to be a Microsoft Visual Studio invention. First chance exception notifications are raised when an exception is thrown.